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MySQL Limit

Learn all about MySQL Limit in this comprehensive tutorial.

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•You can limit the number of records returned from the query, by using the "LIMIT" statement:
•If you want to return five records, starting from the third record, you can use the "OFFSET" keyword:

Limit the Result

You can limit the number of records returned from the query, by using the "LIMIT" statement:

python

import mysql.connectormydb = mysql.connector.connect(  host="localhost", 
  user="yourusername",  password="yourpassword",  database="mydatabase")mycursor = 
  mydb.cursor()mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 5")myresult = mycursor.fetchall()for val_1 in 
  myresult:  print(val_1)

Start From Another Position

If you want to return five records, starting from the third record, you can use the "OFFSET" keyword:

python

import mysql.connectormydb = mysql.connector.connect(  host="localhost", 
  user="yourusername",  password="yourpassword",  database="mydatabase")mycursor = 
  mydb.cursor()mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 5 
  OFFSET 2")myresult = mycursor.fetchall()for val_1 in 
  myresult:  print(val_1)

Module quiz

2 questions

Which of the following is true about MySQL Limit?

It is strictly typedIt is evaluated at runtimeIt requires explicit memory managementIt is deprecated

What is the most common pitfall when working with MySQL Limit?

SyntaxErrorIndentationErrorNameErrorTypeError

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